† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupBogalusa, LALouisianaUnited States
American15.6%7.4%5.3%
English12.8%7.3%9.5%
Irish11.0%6.6%9.4%
German5.9%6.9%12.5%
French4.3%9.6%1.6%
Italian3.2%4.3%4.8%
Scottish2.0%1.0%1.3%
French Canadian0.6%1.6%—
African American†26.6%29.3%9.9%
Mexican2.2%2.1%11.3%
Spaniard0.3%0.2%—
Spanish0.3%0.7%—
Dominican0.2%0.2%0.7%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Bogalusa, LA
Louisiana
United States
Median age
40.9
38
39.1
Age 18–24
7.9%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.3%
16.8%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Bogalusa, LA
Louisiana
United States
Median household income
$45,380
$60,756
$84,427
Poverty rate
24.3%
19.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
12.8%
27.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Bogalusa, LA
Louisiana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.6%
8.5%
22.3%
Spanish
1.6%
4.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Bogalusa, LA
Louisiana
United States
Catholic
5.3%
26.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
35.6%
25.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
46.1%
36.8%
51.5%
Black Protestant
7.6%
5.4%
2.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Bogalusa, LA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+47.2%
1896
+91.2%
1900
+78.5%
1904
+81.9%
1908
+83.4%
1912
+80.0%
1916
+87.6%
1920
+73.8%
1924
+66.8%
1928
+13.9%
1932
+86.8%
1936
+88.4%
1940
+90.2%
1944
+84.4%
1948
+37.1%
1952
+50.6%
1956
+19.6%
1960
+33.6%
1964
−21.3%
1968
+8.4%
1972
−42.8%
1976
+26.9%
1980
+8.9%
1984
−18.5%
1988
−5.6%
1992
+10.0%
1996
+16.4%
2000
−9.4%
2004
−25.0%
2008
−32.7%
2012
−28.7%
2016
−36.8%
2020
−37.6%
2024
−40.3%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
29.3%Harris5,411
69.6%Trump12,846
1.1%
R+40.3
R+2.7
R+38.8
18,455
R
30.6%Biden5,970
68.2%Trump13,307
1.2%
R+37.6
R+0.8
R+42.1
19,513
R
30.6%Clinton5,692
67.4%Trump12,556
2.0%
R+36.8
R+8.2
R+38.9
18,628
R
34.8%Obama6,466
63.5%Romney11,798
1.7%
R+28.7
D+4.0
R+32.6
18,581
R
32.9%Obama6,122
65.6%McCain12,215
1.5%
R+32.7
R+7.8
R+40.0
18,624
R
36.7%Kerry6,554
61.7%Bush11,006
1.6%
R+25.0
R+15.6
R+22.5
17,841
R
43.8%Gore7,399
53.2%Bush8,983
3.0%
R+9.4
R+25.8
R+9.9
16,887
D
53.3%Clinton9,603
36.9%Dole6,642
9.9%
D+16.4
D+6.5
D+7.9
18,023
D
48.5%Clinton9,095
38.5%Bush7,227
13.0%
D+10.0
D+15.5
D+4.4
18,753
R
46.3%Dukakis8,369
51.8%Bush9,374
1.9%
R+5.6
D+12.9
D+2.2
18,094
R
40.4%Mondale7,680
58.9%Reagan11,185
0.6%
R+18.5
R+27.4
R+0.2
18,988
D
53.5%Carter10,413
44.6%Reagan8,681
1.9%
D+8.9
R+18.0
D+18.6
19,472
D
62.2%Carter10,000
35.3%Ford5,677
2.5%
D+26.9
D+69.7
D+24.8
16,073
R
24.2%McGovern2,947
66.9%Nixon8,162
8.9%
R+42.8
R+51.2
R+19.6
12,196
O
19.2%Humphrey3,021
10.8%Nixon1,695
70.0%
Wallace +50.8
D+29.7
D+9.1
15,718
R
39.3%Johnson4,825
60.7%Goldwater7,438
0.0%
R+21.3
R+54.9
R+43.9
12,263
D
49.8%Kennedy5,678
16.2%Nixon1,847
34.0%
D+33.6
D+14.0
D+33.4
11,400
D
57.9%Stevenson4,658
38.3%Eisenhower3,081
3.8%
D+19.6
R+31.0
D+35.0
8,047
D
75.3%Stevenson7,420
24.7%Eisenhower2,432
0.0%
D+50.6
D+13.5
D+61.4
9,852
O
41.9%Truman3,267
4.8%Dewey371
53.4%
Thurmond +11.5
R+47.3
D+32.6
7,801
D
92.2%Roosevelt4,810
7.8%Dewey406
0.0%
D+84.4
R+5.7
D+76.9
5,216
D
95.1%Roosevelt6,062
4.9%Willkie314
0.0%
D+90.2
D+1.8
D+80.2
6,376
D
94.2%Roosevelt5,667
5.8%Landon350
0.0%
D+88.4
D+1.6
D+64.1
6,017
D
93.4%Roosevelt3,997
6.6%Hoover283
0.0%
D+86.8
D+72.9
D+69.0
4,281
D
56.9%Smith2,020
43.1%Hoover1,528
0.0%
D+13.9
R+52.9
D+31.3
3,548
D
77.6%Davis1,278
10.9%Coolidge179
11.5%
D+66.8
R+7.0
D+91.9
1,646
D
86.9%Cox1,094
13.1%Harding165
0.0%
D+73.8
R+13.8
D+100.0
1,259
D
93.2%Wilson1,094
5.6%Hughes66
1.2%
D+87.6
D+7.5
D+84.4
1,174
D
83.1%Wilson491
3.0%Taft18
13.9%
D+80.0
R+3.3
D+60.5
591
D
91.5%Bryan550
8.2%Taft49
0.3%
D+83.4
D+1.4
D+92.9
601
D
90.8%Parker367
8.9%Roosevelt36
0.2%
D+81.9
D+3.4
D+101.6
404
D
89.3%Bryan449
10.7%McKinley54
0.0%
D+78.5
R+12.7
D+86.1
503
D
95.1%Bryan1,168
3.9%McKinley48
1.0%
D+91.2
D+44.0
D+97.3
1,228
D
73.6%Cleveland399
26.4%Harrison143
0.0%
D+47.2
—
D+45.6
542
Congressional elections · 2 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2022
R
15.4%2,034
68.5%9,020
13,171
2020
R
12.7%2,386
67.6%12,747
18,858
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+0.02
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+40.3
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 40 points more Democratic.
28,729 registered voters · 2024
Democratic37.2%Republican37.2%Other25.6%
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−98 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −771 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Bogalusa, LA in Bogalusa, LA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+21
2012
−430
2013
−223
2014
−80
2015
+38
2016
+16
2017
+198
2018
+4
2019
−341
2021
−31
2022
+15
2023
−2
2024
+142
2025
−98
Bogalusa, LA sits in the Gulf South. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 91.2 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 42.8 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 40.3 points.
A population of 45,120, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $45,380 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Minden, LA and Texarkana, TX-AR.
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In 2024, Bogalusa, LA, Louisiana voted Republican by 40.3 points (R+40.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 18,455 votes cast, 5,411 went Democratic and 12,846 went Republican.
When did Bogalusa, LA, Louisiana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Bogalusa, LA, Louisiana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Bogalusa, LA, Louisiana?
Bogalusa, LA, Louisiana has a population of 45,120 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bogalusa, LA, Louisiana?
Median household income in Bogalusa, LA, Louisiana is $45,380 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Bogalusa, LA, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Bogalusa, LA, Louisiana from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 11 went Republican.
